Splitting-machine.



F. M. FURBER. sPLITTlNe MACHINE.

APPLICATION ULEB DEO. 2A N08.

Patented Sept. 22, i914.

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SPLITTING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED DB0. z, 190s.

Patented sept.22,1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application e. llbecember, 190s, serial No. ile.

To all whom may concern Be it known that I, ilnnnnnion M. FUR- neu, e citizen of the United States, residing et Revere, in the county of Suffolk und Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Splitting-Maichines, of which 'the following description, in connection with the accompanying drewings, is e specification, like reference cheracters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

rhis invention relates to machines for splitting stock end is shown es embodied in e machine which is splitting," u died outl piece ofl leather.

' One. object ci this invention is the provision, in a machine of the shove class, of means for cziusing the knife to split from the stock n sheet or shaving, or a flap, or' uniform thickness. in the machine illustrated vthis result is obtained by yproviding a gage to hear upon thesurface of the stoel: in advance of the point at which it is engoged by the knife, the distance between the lower or effective edge of seid gage and the plane of the cutting` edge of tie knife remaining constant and eorrespondingto the thickness of the flap or of the piece splitoi. Preferably also, means may be provided to adjust the machine so as to change the distance between the effective edges of the gage and knife and consequently to vary the thickness of the flap or the piece split olif.

Another' object of this invention is. the provision of ineens for .causing a flap/Which has heen produced on the stock to he removed therefrom when desired. In one embodiment of the invention this result may he accomplished by providing ineens which hccomes operative when the knife has ut for a` certain distance to automatically ce i/se seid knife tolesve the stock, thereby splitting from the stock e piece of uniform thickness which may have one edge beveled, To produce this bevel the means above referred to be adapted to chen e automatically thedistence between the eigfective edges of the gege und knife, thereby causing-said knife to out :i piecei'whichis progressively thinner from the time et which seid means becomes 'operative until. the knife leaves the stock. In another embodiment of this invention the means for causing the lisp which hesheen produced on the steckte be removed therefrom' may taire the forni-'oi' e especially adapted 4for second knife, end this knife mei] c 1 iently he caused te operate on the stroke o" the ommen lrnii'e carrying her. Preferably this second imite is edil able on its support so that the :ingle bevel produced on one edge of the sh may he varied within wide limits, tn limits being wide enough to eiiow the to operate in e direction et right the plane of the surface oi the desired. it is advantageous to provide ineens t* varying the point et which this isn lr ing means becomes operative. i may he any suitable one, n tinted embodiments ci. the :inv seperate forms are shownwl ,i the form the member which. depressesthe is a wiper or cam of any given so io, tached to its support theiJ other Wipers o any desired contour may he substituted., the second forni the member which depres the gege is adjustable se es to ve?" point et which seid gege becomes ooe-rs ln the third form the member which i the second. knifeis edjustshie es is also abutment which cerises seid knife to enge the stock. Attention is directed to the feet that, although these various means for csi sing' the ifiep to he removed from the steclf and forvarying the "point et which means becomes operative ere quite distinct in their forni and :manner of operation, nevertheless they serve to ,accomplish tical purposes and that obviously other ioif'rns may he substituted without deperti.-g the scope of this invention.

lin machines or the class described., it advantageous to provide ineens for det mining the extent of the split produced n .the stock. This may be eccomplis ed providing means for varying the et' the effective stroke of sind lni'ie; end seid means mey be nf any suitable iorr Y that shown in the illustrated embodiment being adapted to very the initiel position ci? the knife. ieieretofore it hes heencustomery te provide en adjustable stop or guide against which to piece the edge oi the'steei, th position of. the guide determining; the tent of the cut. However, owing, among other things, to 'the smell e'veiirihie between the knife andnthe stock support seid guides have proved unsetisfectorjf.

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seeznssdventegeous, therefore, to provide means whereby some associated part of the lknife carriage may serve the purpose oil a guide :t'or placing the stock. This may be accomplished by providing means for causin'g the knife carriage to move in a closed path together withj'mcans for varying the in tial positionoi' said carriage and thereby the position at which it 'comes to rest. 1n order to cause the knife carriage to move in a closed path and to allow the initial position of said carriage to be varied at will, said carriage may be operated from a rotating member by a link or other .rigid connecting means, the end remote from said carriage being adjustable in a segmental path struck about the axis ot rotation of said rotatingl member, the machine being provided further with means for causing the rotating member to come to rest always at a fixed point. By this arrangement the knife carriage or some associated part thereoi" may sci-fe as a stop against which the edge of the stock may be held prcpaatory to the splitting operation. the kni te carrying member or one oit its associated parts thus ing as an adjustable guide which can be set so as to produce in the stock a` slit, or to remove from said srock a shaving, as the case may be. of any desired length.

Another object ot my invention relates to the-provision of means tor giving a curved or 'fancy contouz` to one edge ot the shaving which is removed from the stock. By this means one edge of the snaving may be given any sort of curved outline or may be pinked in any design desired. ln one embodiment'v this may be. accomplished b v providing the knife vvhich slits the stock With the desired outline.v in which case the gage will be provided with -a corresponding outline. In another embodiment in which a second knife is used the edge of said second Y, knife Will be given the contour desired.

These and other 'features of the invention including certain details oli construction and combination of parts -will be explained in connection iv ith the 'following (..escription oi a machine and will be pointed out in the claims.

As illustrating concrete examples of the uses to which the invention may be put the marhiiic may be used to form a iap extend-A ing from the bac'k of the heel ot' a sole to the shank so that said flap may be bent down in front of the breast of a Wooden heel such as is used on certain varieties of slippers and thereby constitute a portion of the leather covering of the heel. OI' the machine may be used to remove from stock a portion which is not. needed in the use to be made of the stock, and which may be. capable ot other use. For instanccWit may be used to cut a shaving from the I:grain side of the heel of a died out innersole, and after-the shoe has been assembled the shaving. which may ha ve 'adjustable aliases been rolled and died out in the meantime, may, if desired, be cemented back in place to cover the clenched ends of the nails pass through the heel of the sole, thus saving the expense of providing a separate lining or innersole to cover sail nails. Again, in providing shoes with cushion heels, the machine may be used to slit the heel of the innersole prei'iaratory to inserting the cushion. Various other uses for the device will occur to' those familiar with the art.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a machine embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof; Fig is a sectional view ot a portion of the machine showing the presser gage in. operative position, the knife having just removed a shaving from the stock; Fig. 4t is a sectional view in every respect similar to Fig. 3 except that. the presser gage is shown in inoperative posh tion; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified machine; Fig. 6 is a broken longtitulinal section thereof; Fig. 7 is a detail showing a knife and bed which are suitable for use With either of the machines shown; and Fig. S is a detail of another modiiieation.

Referring to Figs. 1 to l the machine comprises a base 2 having means such as bolt holes 3 by which to tasten it to a suitable support, and provided with Ways si for a carriage 6 which may be reeiprocated on said Ways by means of a connecting rod ."i which in turn may be operated bvl mecha.- nism presently to be described. On base 2 is mounted a Work bed or support 14. in the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4. a vcoringated plate 15 forms the upper partot 'this support or bed and is attached thereto by screws 19 so that it may be reversed end for end when desired, for a purpose hereinafter explained. .it should be understood, h oivever, that the plate might be made an integral part oi the support and that instead of corrugations a plurality of pins or` other equivalent holding means might be provided, such a construction being shown at 114 in Fig. 5. The bed 14 is supported over base 2 by springs 16, adjustable stops 18 being provided to limit the upward movement, but permitting said bed to yield against the tension of said springs. On earriage 6 is mounted the knife 20 in any approved nianner, but preferably se as to be to compensate for Wear. For instance, the knife may oe mounted on the carriage 6 by means of bolts headed on their under ends so as to exert an upward pull on the knife and With their upper threaded ends passing through slots -17 and carrying nuts 27. ln bearings 29 in the carriage and in advance of the knife is mounted a Work clamping bar or gage 24 having trunnions or pivots 22 fitting in s a-id bearings 29. The function of said gage 1s to engage the stock duced, the bed 14- niay be provided with a any desired position in the segmental chani, nel by means of the nut 54. The segmental channel is struck about the axis of rotation of the plate 5l as a center, and consequently the carriage is caused to move in a fixed closed path regardless of the point at which motion begins. And if the plate 5l is caused always to start from and stop at one fixed position, the carriage 6 Will be caused similarly to start from-and stop at any desired position with regard to the bed il merely by changingl the adjustment of `the pin 53. Accordingly means are pro 'vided for causing the desired movement of the plaie 5l, said means comprising' in the illustrated torni a plurality of parts which will now be described.

The plate 5l has a spindle 59 which is mounted in a bearing 61; about the upper part oi this bearing is mounted a rotatable sleeve G3 carrying a gear wheel (55, which is rotated by a Worm G7 on a shaft G9, which carries fast and loose pulleys 7l and 7 3. In the upper part of the sleeve G3 are formed a series of notches 75 which are adapted to receive a latch 77 l'iivoted in a slot in the plate 5l and continually acted upon by a spring 79 which tendsto press said latch into position to be received by one of the notches 7 With the construction thus tar described, it the sleeve G3 were rotated the latch 77 'would be forced into one of the notches 75, and the plate 5l would rotate continuously. In order to control the rotation of plate 5l a. bell crank lever Sl having an extension S23 to which is attached a latch raising-member S5 is mounted on a rock shaft 87. This bell. crank .eve is held in the position shown in full lines-in which posi# tion the latch 77 is raised and the table 5l at rest-#byr a spring 89, and is moved to the position shown in dotted lines by depr ssingl the treadle 91, in` which position thellatch 77 is forced by the spring` 79 into one of the notches 75 in the rotating sleeve 63. In or der to insure the stoppage of the plate 5l at exactly the same position always, the bell crank lever Sl has a second extension to which is attached a. bloeit 92 having a slot 93 with which a pin 9i, fast to the plate, engagesY ne'wall of the slot is beveled as at 95, and the momentum of the plate causes the pin to ride up the bevel thus depressing the block slightly until the 4pin arrives' opposite the slot when the spring;` 89 causes the two to engage, thereby locking the plate 5l against movement and Causingr it to come to rest always in the same position.

ln order to t'acilitate the setting` of the carriage at the` desired initial position so that a eut ot the desiredlengtl'x may be proscale 9G. And tlxislsca-le is also useful in case a. high degree of accuracy is not repressed.

quired and the maeliineis rim continuously.

'1n such case the operator determines the length of the cut by placing the edge of the .stock in proper position on the scale.

The operation of theldevice is as follows: By means of the adjustable pivot pin and its associated parte the eye 57 of the connecting` rod 5 is fixed at any desired position on the segmental channel 5%. This determines the initial position of the ear I riage 6 and. hence the length et' the eut which will be produced in the Stoch". The stoel( is then laid on vthe bod with edge against the gage and the treadie This allows the spring 7S press the latch 77, which is engaged ne of the notches of the sleeve (3B,v it being understood that this sleeve is constantly ro tated Iwhile the machine is being used. The

treadle 91 then. released to allow the spring; SS) to return the bell Granit lever 8l to its initial position The plate. 5l, being; thus connected with the sleeve 63, revolves in the direction of the arrou1 in Fig. l. This causes the carriage 6 first to accomplie. its cutting stroke then to Withdraw to its elil treme opposite position, 'thereby uncovering the stock7 and then to return to its initial position. Just before the carriage reaches this position the member raises the latch thereby disconnecting the plate 5l from the sleeve 63, and then thepin 9i rides up the bevel 95 and rivages the slot 93. At this instant the carriage 6 cornes to rest exactly in its adjusted position and ready to make another out of exactly the saine length as the first one.

l Then it is desired te cut a shaving,` from the stoel: the*4 p1 AVeser f5() is as shown in Fig. so that, as the connecting rod. 5 moves in its path, the extension l5 will Cause the gage presser 30 to describe the are circle and 'in doing so tor-impe across the roller 49, thereby depressing the gage to cause the knife to leave the stock, and to out from said stock a' shaving of uniform thickness and having a beveled edge et the end last eut. 0n the other hand when it is desired merely to split or slit the stock the lli.

gage presser 30 is set as shown in Fig. e se that it'canno't Contact with the roller 49.

,lt will be noticed that the plete l5 of the bed is shown i one position in Fig. 3 and in reversed posieon .in Fig. 4. In Fig. 3 a shavingr 97 is bein;T removed from the flesh side of ay sole. n this ease the out is a light one and consequently it is unnecessary that a` large area` ofthe under side of the sole should be engaged by the corrugations of the plate. hfloreover, it is very. undesirable to disfigure the grain side any more than is necessary. and' therefore thei plate is so placed that the knife overruiis the corrua'atious Fig. -zhon the other hand, a'slit is beine :duced in the grain side of a sole.

ci i Here the out as a heavier one and hence 1t described as reciprocation, it should be understood that the motion might take place in any other suitable ath.

The invention has 'een set forth in conneet-ion With a specific machine. The machine, however, is purely illustrative and nothing herein contained is to be construed as limiting this invention in the scope of its application to the specific machine shown and described.

Having described the invention .and the method of operation what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is 1. A machine of the I,class described, having, in combination, a knife, a carrier therefor, a stock support over which said carrier is movable, a rotatable member for actuating said carrier, mechanism for causing said member to make one'revolution and come to rest, a connecting rod, pivots connecting said rod at one end With said carrier and at the other end with said rotatable member, and means for clamping one of said pivots in different adjusted positions.

2. A. machine of the class described, having, in combination, a bed for supporting a piece of stock, the location of said stock upon said bed being maintained fixed throughout the operation of the machine, a knife, means for causing relative movement between said knife and bed to produce a iap on said stock, and automatic means operated by said relative movement for causing said flap to be removed.

3. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a bed for supporting a piece of stock, the location of said stock upon said bed being maintained fixed throughout the operation of the machine, a knife, The-ans for causing relative movement between said knife and bed to produce a flap on said stock, a gage located in advance of said knife, and automatic means operated by said relative movement for moving said gage toward said bed.

4C. AS machine of the class described, having in combination, a yielding support for stock, means, including a knife and a gage movable in unison, to produce a iap on stock so supported, and automatic means for causing said flap to be separated from said stock.

5. Al machine of the class described, having in combination, a substantially flat bed for supporting stock, means acting to produce a flap on stock so supported, means for causing said flap to be separated from said stock at a given point, and means for varying that point.

6.l A machine of the class described, having in combination, a substantially flat bed for, supporting stock in position to be acted upon, and means acting to remove from stock so supported a shaving of substantially uniform thickness, having one edge beveled and of curved outline.

minata 7. A machine of the class described, hav'- ing in combination, a substantiallyiiat bed for supporting stock in position to be acted upon, and means acting to remove from stock so supported a shaving of substantially uniform thickness, and having the edge last separated from the stock beveled.

8. A machine of the class described, having in combination, a substantially flat bed for supporting stock in position to be acted upon, and means acting to remove from stock so supported a shaving of substantially uniform-thickness, and having an edge of curved outline.

S). A machine ofy the class described, having in combination, a bed for supporting stock, a knife movable relatively to said bed to split the stock for a given distance, a gage co-acting with said knife to determine the thickness of the flap resulting from saidA splitting of the stock, and means becoming operative at a predetermined point in the movement of the knife to separate said flap from Athe remainder of the stock.

10. A machine of the class described, having in combination, substantially A[lat stock supporting means, a knife, a gage co-acting therewith to determine the thickness ofthe ypiece split by the knife, and means acting on said gage to vary said thickness during the operation of the machine.

11. machine of the class described, having in combination, substantially flat stock supporting means, a knife, a gage co-acting with saidknife to determine the thickness of the piece split by said knife, and means acting on said gage to cause said knife to leave the stock.

12. A machine of the class described, having in combination, substantially flat stock supporting means, a knife, a gage co-acting therewith to determine the thickness ofthe piece split ofi', means acting on said gage to cause the knife to leave the stock, and means for adjusting the machine to change the point at which said knife leaves the stock.

13. A machine of the class described, hav'- ing in combination, a substantially flat yielding bed for supporting the stock, a knife, a pivoted gage co-acting' with said knife, and means acting to turn isaid gage on its pivot to vary lthe thickness" of the piece cut.

14. A, machine of the class described, having in combination, substantially flat stock supporting means, a knife, a gage co-acting therewith, means moving said knife and supporting means relatively to split the stock, and means becoming operative When said lmife has moved' a certain distance relatively to said supporting means to cause said knife to leave the stock.

15, A machine ofthe class described, having in combination, substantially flat stock supportingmeans, a-lknife, a gage co-acting therewith, means 4--Lnoving said knife and minces bed relatively to split the stock, means be coming operative when seid knife has moved nv certain distance relatively to said bed to cause seid knife to leave the stock, und means for determining the point :it which said lest mentioned ineens becomes operetive.,

le. A machine of the class described, heving in combination, e substantially Het bed for supporting stock, e knife movable relutively to said. bed to split the stock, and means for moving the stock out of the path of the knife to determine the amount of stock split ofi.

17?. A machine oi` the class described, hev ing in combination, e substantially :tiet bed yieldingly supported, a splitting knite movable with relation to the bed to split stock supported by the bed, und means for depressing the stock supported on the bed to cause the knife to leave the stocln o 18. A machine of the class described, heving in combinetion, s. yielding bed to support stock, e knife moi/sible relatively to said bed to split stock supported upon it, and aV gage loont-ed in advance of the knife end movable with it to determine the depth of out and also movable transversely of the path oi' the'knife to depress the stock outof the path of 'the knife.

i9. A machine of the class described, hui?- ing in combination, e, stock supporting bed, n knife, a gege co-zicting with Suid knife to determine the thickness of the piece split from the stock, means for moving seid knife end gege together over the bed to split stock, and Ineens acting to Vary the relation of seid knife and gege to'very the thickness of the piece s lit. y

20. .si mechine ci' the class described, hcw ing in combination, substantially flut stock supporting ineens, n knife, gege co-ucting therewith to determine the thickness of the piece split by the knife, and menus acting to move Said gege and knife relatively during the operation of the machine to very the thickness of the piece split.

E21. A machine of the class described, having in combination, n substantially lint stock support und u. cutting member, seid support and member being capable of relative movement lengthwise of the support to cut the Work, and ineens 'for causing seid support end member to come to rest in dil'erent relative positionsn A machine of the class described, heving, in combination, e cutting member and a substantially tiet support, means `for moving one of seid members lengthwise of the other, 4

and menus for causing" seid movable member to come to rest ut diii'erent desired points.

23. A machine of the class described, hev- `ine; in combination, bed for supporting stock, means movable in u, path of uniform length overeind bedend acting to split stock parts being yieiduble,

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supported'theieby, 'end ineens for determiniing the point et'whieh seid movable split ting means sterts and comes to eest 2i. A machine of the class described, hei ing in combination, e bed for .supporting stock, means acting to split stock so support ed, ineens to ceuse 4seid splitting,n ineens to start end come to rest et e give i point end means for varying that point.

25. A machine of the cless described, bev ing,I in combination, a yielding support, colin tine; means, including e. knife ciprocsting over said support in e pech uniformv length, und Ineens for Verying the point at which seid reciprocation begins ond ends.

26,. A machine of the class described, buv-f ing in combination, a support, e. knife mow able relatively to seid support, one of seid parts being yieldable, and en edjuetsble ge. e located in advance ofthe knife end moveb e with it to determine the locution of the out.

27. A machine of the class described, hein ing in combination, yielding Ineens foi sito porting stock in position to be notedV einen, means acting to split stock so supported, means for varying the eiectivestroke oil seid splitting ineens.

28. A machine of the class described lieving, in combination, e stock suppoeting. member, a, .knife and gege supporting mem ber movable in e fixed path over ssi-id stock supporting member, 'mechanism for ectueting seid members relatively, und selective means connected with said actuating mecha nisin for determinin in Whet portion 'of said path seid knife s all be effective.

29'. A machine of the class described, heving; in combination, i yielding bed for' supporting stock, a knife movable with respect to said bed, e gage moving-with seid knife and acting said bed, ineens for causing said knife end gege to start and come to rest at n. given point und means for varying that point.,

30. A machine of the class described, lieving in combination, e supporting bed, e cerriagc movable oifer' seid bed, one ci? seid e knife, and e gege mounted in said carriage, means for moving seid carriage und means i'or determining thepoint et which said motion begins und described, haw e yielding bed for supe knife movable over said a gage movable in advance of the knife, and means for varying the point et which ssidknife end gege come to rest, whereby the gage mcy serve un adjustable stop against which to present the stock.

3Q. A machine of the eluss described, heving1 in combination, n, bed for supporting stock, e, knife movable with respect to seid 31. A machine of the class ing 1n combination, porting stock,

`l bed, e gege moving with seid knife and actcnd a gage, new

to depress `stock supported on i ing to depress stock supported on said bed, means for causing said knife and gage to start and come to rest at a given point, and means for varying that point.

33. A machine of the class described, having in combination, a support for stock, a knife and a gage movable in unison relatively to said support, means for producing relative movement between the support and the knife and gage, and means for varying the relative point at which said motion ceases.

234-. A machine of the class described having, in combination, substantially flat stock supporting means, a knife, a gage coacting therewith to determine the thickness of the piece split bythe knife and means for varying said thickness during the operation of the machine.

35. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a bed for supporting stock, a knife movable 'relatively with respect to said bed to split the stock and a gage located a Xeddistance in front of the edge of the knife, said gage and bed being relatively movable toward each other during the operation of the machine, and automatic means for producing such movement.

36. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a bed forV supporting stock, a knife and gage for acting upon stock so supported, means for producing relative movement between said bedand said knife and gage, and means for varying the relative position in which said bed and said knife and gage come to rest.

37. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a substantially flatsupporting bed, a knife, means for producing relative movement between said bed and knife, and a gage located in advance of said knife, said gage being of the form of a mutilated cylinder.

38. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a bed for supporting stock, a knife movable relatively to said bed to split said stock for a given distance, a gage co-acting with said knife to determine the thickness of the flap produced, a moving member, a gage presser'carried thereby, and means whereby said gage presser may be held in operative or inoperative position at will.

39. A machine of the class described having, in combination, 'a bed for supporting a piece of stock, a knife, means for causing relative movement between saidknife andbed longitudinally of said bed, yielding means for permitting relative movement between said knife and bed in a direction at an angle to the plane of said bed, and automatic means operated by said irst named movement for causing said last named movement.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FRED W. GUIBoRn, FREDERICK L. EDMANDS. 

